Archive for the ‘Integrative and Alternative Medicine’ Category
Malnutrition in the U.S.A. – Overcoming a Challenge Facing Cancer Patients
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|Cancer Patient Tools and Resources|Integrative and Alternative Medicine|Quality of Life Decisions
5 Mar 2011With the U.S. preoccupation with dieting, malnutrition is not the kind of issue that’s front of mind for most Americans, but the ability to benefit from a healthy diet is severely impacted for many survivors affected by cancer. In cancer patients, tumor growth may alter the way nutrients are absorbed by the body. Clearly, indications [...]
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- Tags: Cancer Diet, fish oil supplements, Malnutrition, Nutritional Supplements, THC
A Link Between Prevention of Bone Loss and Prevention of Colorectal Cancer
In: Cancer Advocacy and Awareness Events|Clinical News and Emerging Cancer Medicines|Integrative and Alternative Medicine
18 Feb 2011When you were young, your mother told you to drink milk for strong healthy bones. She never said you might be avoiding cancer as well. New research out of Israel and Michigan suggests that bisphosphonates may cut your risk of developing colorectal cancer by as much as 50 percent. Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of [...]
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- Tags: aspirin, bisphosphoneates, colorectal cancer, diet, Supplements